June 2018
- Volunteers to bag oyster shells at Sunset Beach
June 21 – Star News Online - Our Coast’s People: Rachel Noble
June 20 – Coastal Review Online - Oyster shell bagging June 27 in Sunset Beach
June 19 – The Brunswick Beacon - Coastal changes OK’d in whirlwind General Assembly session
June 18 – The Outer Banks Voice - Federation’s NE office to host open house
June 18 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal changes OK’d in whirlwind session
June 18 – Coastal Review Online - Commentary: Questions abound with industrial oyster farm bill
June 14 – The Outer Banks Voice - Entertainment Calendar – June 14 edition
June 14 – Carolina Coast Online - ONE YEAR LATER: With GenX still flowing through our water, the fight marches on
June 12 – encore - NC Coastal Federation collects specimens
June 11 – Star News Online - Coastal Ambassador training to focus on salt marsh habitat
June 9 – Lumina News - Letter to the Editor: Saving Sea Level’s Shell Hill Cemetery
June 6 – Carteret County News-Times - It’s been a year of knowing about GenX: Surfrider Foundation hosting clean water panel Thursday
June 6 – Port City Daily - Blueprint employs oysters’ restorative ability
June 6 – Coastal Review Online - Blueprint: Water quality, living shorelines
June 5 – Coastal Review Online - First Clean Water Week begins June 1
June 1 – Coastal Review Online - Several events on tap for Clean Water Week
June 1 – WECT 6
May 2018
- Touch Tank Tuesdays at Coastal Federation to begin in June
May 31 – Lumina News - Coastal Ambassador training to focus on salt marsh habitat
May 31 – Brunswick Beacon - Local non-profits hosting Wilmington’s first Clean Water Week
May 31 – Lumina News - Surfriders, nonprofits kick off Clean Water Week
May 31 – Star News Online - Budget plan funds dredge, GenX studies
May 31 – Coastal Review Online - Federation offers native plants for sale
May 30 – Coastal Review Online - Lower Cape Fear focus of restoration effort
May 30 – Coastal Review Online - Help needed recycling oyster shells
May 29 – Outer Banks Sentinel - Could N.C. become the ‘Napa Valley of oysters?’
May 29 – New Bern Sun Journal - Could N.C. become the ‘Napa Valley of oysters?’
May 29 – Kinston Free Press - Could N.C. become the ‘Napa Valley of oysters?’
May 29 – Star News Online - At Cape Fear River Assembly, discussion of how GenX has led to ‘a different world’
May 23 – Star News Online - Bird Island, Navassa preserved in ‘Saving Great Places’
May 22 – The Brunswick Beacon - Even as GenX conversation continues, Coastal Federation has new vision for Cape Fear
May 22 – Star News Online - Photos: N.C. Coastal Federation unveiled a new blueprint for the Lower Cape Fear River
May 22 – Star News Online - Blueprint designed to protect Lower Cape Fear River
May 22 – WWAY3 - Oyster restoration partners detail progress
May 22 – Coastal Review Online - Sanctuary project restoring oyster habitat
May 22 – Jacksonville Daily News - Construction progresses on Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary
May 21 – WNCT 9 - Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary Project enters year two with big goals
May 21 – WCTI - An end is sought to balloon release
May 16 – Tideland News - Lower Cape Fear River Blueprint to be introduced at May 22 open house
May 14 – Lumina News - Do’s and don’ts for sea turtle nesting season
May 14 – WNCT9 - A softer approach, living shorelines as an alternative to a hardened coast
May 12 – Port City Daily - N.C. Coastal Federation installs series of stormwater retrofits in New Hanover County
May 12 – Lumina News - Photos: Birding Cruise
May 11 – New Bern Sun Journal - 3 days vs. 3 months? Regulatory structure makes it tougher protect wetlands
May 11 – Port City Daily - NC Coastal Federation help to restore the shore
May 10 – WNCT - What does it mean that our shoreline is ‘hardening?’ It’s not good
May 10 – Port City Daily - Our Coast’s People: Angie Wills of YouthBuild
May 10 – Coastal Review Online - Developing a plan to restore Lake Mattamuskeet
May 9 – Public Radio East - North Carolina Coastal Federation aims to reduce pollution through more eco-friendly pavement
May 9 – Port City Daily - New Hanover gets stormwater retrofits
May 7 – Coastal Review Online - THE BUZZ, May 7: Retired CFO calls BS on CFCC critics
May 7 – Star News Online - NC elections are Tuesday. On the coast, Republicans are fighting about offshore drilling.
May 5 – The News & Observer - Panel to advise DEQ on environmental justice
May 4 – Coastal Review Online - Volunteers shell out time for oyster reef-building project
May 1 – The Brunswick Beacon - Event to focus on Cape Fear River Plan
May 1 – Coastal Review Online
April 2018
- Photos of the month April 2018
April 30 – Star News Online - Mattamuskeet plan meeting set for May 8
April 30 – Coastal Review Online - Brews and Bites among weekend offerings
April 26 – Jacksonville Daily News - Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project to host new weekly “Turtle Talk” Presentations
April 26 – Lumina News - Battling an invasive plant at Carolina Beach State Park
April 25 – Greensboro News & Record - PHOTOS: NCCF oyster bagging workday
April 25 – Star News Online - Nags Head offering prizes to residents for litter cleanup
April 25 – Outer Banks Voice - Nags Head offering prizes for litter cleanup
April 25 – Coastal Review Online - Fort celebrates Earth Day, history
April 25 – Carteret County News-Times - Battling an invasive plant at Carolina Beach State Park
April 25 – Star News Online - YouthBuild honors Earth Day
April 23 – Daily Advance - Volunteers needed to help with shoreline protection project
April 23 – WECT-TV6 - EDITORIAL: Holden Beach makes rock-solid decision
April 22 – Star News Online - PHOTOS: Earth Day celebration
April 21 – Star News Online - Holden Beach says ‘no’ to terminal groin
April 19 – Coastal Review Online - Holden Beach ends pursuit of a terminal groin
April 18 – Star News Online - Amateur oyster farmer learns what it takes from Hatteras pros
April 18 – The Outer Banks Voice - Holden Beach terminal groin proposal withdrawn
April 17 – WECT-TV6 - Full schedule of Earth Day activities, cleanups along N.C. coast
April 17 – The Outer Banks Voice - N.C. Coastal Federation hosts rain garden workday
April 17 – Star News Online - Holden Beach town leaders to discuss withdrawal of terminal groin proposal
April 16 – WECT-TV6 - Volunteers needed to bag oysters in Sunset Beach
April 16 – Star News Online - North Carolina Coastal Federation to participate in Work on Wilmington
April 13 – Lumina News - Take part in Earth Day activities, cleanups
April 13 – Coastal Review Online - Speakers oppose terminal groin for Holden Beach
April 10 – The Brunswick Beacon - Bloomin’ Beautiful: Sydney Penny talks Cape Fear Garden Club’s annual Azalea Garden Tour
April 10 – encore - Coastal Ambassador training session April 18
April 10 – The Brunswick Beacon - Oyster shell bagging April 25 in Sunset Beach
April 10 – The Brunswick Beacon - Public weighs in on Holden Beach groin
April 10 – Coastal Review Online - Book on Coastal Federation is online
April 7 – Star News Online - Commercial watermen recover 3,496 lost crab pots from coastal waters
April 6 – Lumina News - North Carolina Coastal Federation – Working Together for a Healthy Coast
April 6 – Cape Fear Caller - NCCF to offer spring birding cruises on White Oak River
April 5 – Carteret County News-Times - Oak Island Veterans Park work completed; future enhancement depends on fundraising
April 5 – State Port Pilot - Book on federation’s work published online
April 4 – Coastal Review Online - Community Foundation announces $66,000 in grants
April 4 – The Outer Banks Voice - Meeting to focus on Cape Fear conservation
April 3 – Coastal Review Online
March 2018
- Fewer crab pots found in NC coastal waters this year
March 29 – WUNC - Ithaca College students volunteer across country during alternative spring break
March 28 – Ithaca College News - Photo Essay: Caretakers of the Coast
March 28 – Our State - Photos: Coastal Education Center workday
March 27 – Star News Online - Watermen pulled up 3,496 lost crab pots in coastal cleanup
March 25 – The Outer Banks Voice - Federation to host spring birding cruises
March 22 – Coastal Review Online - BCMS students build rain garden
March 21 – The Carteret News-Times - Project recovers lost crab pots from coastal waters
March 21 – Washington Daily News - Recycle oyster shells at the Coastal Federation
March 21 – Coastal Review Online - Terminal groin expansion worries environmental groups
March 20 – WECT-TV6 - Commercial watermen recover 3,496 lost crab pots from coastal waters
March 19 – Island Free Press - Initiative recovers 3,500 lost crab pots
March 19 – Coastal Review Online - Conflicts could curb aquaculture’s growth
March 19 – Coastal Review Online - Who’s news: March 17-18
March 16 – The Daily Star - Groups try new strategy on debris program
March 15 – Coastal Review Online - Protesters speak out against North Carolina offshore drilling
March 14 – The Carolinian - Quiksilver waterman to sponsor world’s largest paddle festival
March 13 – SGB Media - World’s largest paddleboard festival attracts global sponsor
March 13 – PR Newswire - World’s largest paddle festival attracts global sponsor
March 12 – ShopEatSurf - Carolina Cup SUP attracts new title sponsor for 2018
March 12 – SUP Magazine - The greening of the Albemarle on display at expo
March 11 – The Daily Advance - Editorial: ‘Outlook 2018’
March 10 – Carteret County News-Times - ECU Pirates pitch in during spring break
March 10 – Carteret County News-Times - Communique: Ambassador Program at NC Coastal Federation
March 9 – WHQR - Group seeks to gauge air quality statewide
March 7 – Coastal Review Online - Public input sought for Mattamuskeet plan
March 6 – Coastal Review Online - Wrightsville Beach Brewery donating part of beer proceeds to oyster restoration
March 6 – WWAY3 - Coastal NC resistance to offshore drilling continues under Trump administration
March 6 – Public Radio East - RALLY TO RALEIGH: John Wolfe follows the fight against offshore drilling along NC’s coast
March 6 – encore - Coastal Ambassador training March 14
March 6 – The Brunswick Beacon - Holden Beach awaits permits for terminal groin project
March 5 – Star News Online - N.C. Coastal Federation training on stormwater
March 5 – Star News Online - ECU students give back during spring break
March 4 – WITN - ECU students, staff gear up for alternative spring break
March 3 – The Daily Reflector - Seismic testing’s deafening noise threatens marine mammals
March 3 – Sierra
February 2018
- Drilling opponents pack Hilton to protest
Feb. 28 – Carteret County News-Times - Hundreds turn out for federal meeting on offshore energy development
Feb. 28 – North State Journal - To drill or not to drill; that is the question
Feb. 28 – WHQR - Federal government holds offshore drilling meeting in NC
Feb. 28 – TheSeahawk.org - ‘Don’t Drill!’ reverberates in Raleigh
Feb. 27 – Island Free Press - ‘Don’t Drill!’ reverberates in Raleigh
Feb. 27 – Coastal Review Online - By hundreds, North Carolinians attend offshore drilling event
Feb. 27 – Star News Online - Local activist groups to protest offshore drilling in Raleigh Monday
Feb. 26 – WITN - 4 things you need to know about Monday’s offshore drilling meeting
Feb. 23 – Kinston.com - 4 things you need to know about Monday’s offshore drilling meeting
Feb. 23 – Star News Online - Coastal Federation offering shuttles for Raleigh offshore drilling public hearing
Feb. 23 – Lumina News - Rally to Raleigh against offshore drilling
Feb. 25 – WECT-TV6 - NC Coastal Federation speaking against offshore drilling in Raleigh
Feb. 22 – WNCT - CRO brings home 12 press awards
Feb. 22 – Coastal Review Online - How six Americans changed their minds about global warming
Feb. 21 – The New York Times (note: Lynn Foster, who is featured in the article, is a long-time federation member. Her husband, Ernie, is on the board.) - OBX offshore drilling opponents trek to Raleigh to pack hearing
Feb. 21 – The Virginian-Pilot - Our Coast’s People: Michael Murdoch
Feb. 21 – Coastal Review Online - Shore Stories film highlights offshore drilling impacts
Feb. 20 – New Bern Sun Journal - N.C. threatens offshore drilling lawsuit
Feb. 18 – Star News Online - N.C. threatens offshore drilling lawsuit
Feb. 18 – Jacksonville Daily News - WOTUS rule delay faces another challenge
Feb. 14 – Coastal Review Online - Swansboro moves forward with Ward Shore Park project
Feb. 14 – Jacksonville Daily News - Lab to farm to table: Science, research are keys to future of NC oysters
Feb. 12 – WRAL - Coastal Federation offers training
Feb. 12 – Star News Online - Local groups and organizations “rally” to oppose offshore drilling in North Carolina
Feb. 9 – Island Free Press - Groups charter buses for Raleigh meeting on offshore drilling
Feb. 8 – Outer Banks Voice - Coastal Ambassador training session Feb. 21
Feb. 8 – Brunswick Beacon - Trump administration sued for suspension of Clean Water Rule
Feb. 7 – EcoWatch - Conservation groups challenge attack on clean water in federal court
Feb. 6 – Alexandria News - EPA delays Clean Water Rule by two years
Feb. 6 – Coastal Review Online - What you need to know about the Ward Shore Park project
Feb. 5 – Jacksonville Daily News - Science says burning wood pellets is a bad idea; you’ll likely hear the opposite argument at the legislature tomorrow
Feb. 5 – The Progressive Pulse
January 2018
- Oyster roast in Hatteras will benefit Coastal Federation
Jan. 31 – The Outer Banks Voice - Volunteers needed for shoreline cleanup
Jan. 31 – Coastal Review Online - Lake Mattamuskeet watershed restoration meeting scheduled for Feb. 6
Jan. 31 – Ocracoke Observer - Hatteras Island Oyster Roast to benefit Coastal Federation
Jan. 30 – Ocracoke Observer - Dare County asks for local drilling hearing
Jan. 30 – The Outer Banks Sentinel - Groups charter buses for BOEM meeting
Jan. 30 – Coastal Review Online - Our Coast’s People: Mayor Rett Newton
Jan. 30 – Coastal Review Online - Opponents gearing up for stand against offshore drilling
Jan. 29 – Jacksonville Daily News - WEEKLY PLANNER: Civic Gala, N.C. Symphony among top 5 events this week
Jan. 28 – Jacksonville Daily news - Meetings set for Mattamuskeet restoration
Jan. 25 – Coastal Review Online - Hatteras Island Oyster Roast to benefit federation programs
Jan. 24 – Island Free Press - Coastal Federation’s Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project
Jan. 23 – The Outer Banks Sentinel - Cooper: NC to sue if kept in offshore drilling plan
Jan. 22 – Star News Online - Volunteers clear areas in Atlantic Beach
Jan. 20 – WCTI-12 - Outer Banks Visions: Clearing the sounds of lost gear
Jan. 19 – The Outer Banks Voice - NC Coastal Federation collects crab pots during statewide cleanup
Jan. 19 – WWAYTV3 - Historic Wrightsville Beach cottage relocated
Jan. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Clearing the waters
Jan. 17 – North Beach Sun - Crab pot cleanup underway at the coast
Jan. 16 – Public Radio East - Watermen to hunt for lost crab pots
Jan. 16 – Coastal Review Online - Dozens of watermen heading out to hunt for old fishing gear
Jan. 16 – The Outer Banks Voice - Ten things to do in NC this weekend, Jan. 13-14
Jan. 11, Spectrum News - New whale skeleton museum taking shape
Jan. 10 – Coastal Review Online - River Quality Committee sends GenX bill to full House, but Senate cooperation is uncertain
Jan. 4 – The Progressive Pulse - Judge vacates mining firm’s discharge permit
Jan. 3 – Coastal Review Online - Judge vacates permit for mining water to be dumped into Blounts Creek
Jan. 1 – The Daily Reflector - Statewide cleanup project begins
January – Island Review
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